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Time Study

Time study: comparison early mobilization intensive care patient (subject) with/without LIANA

Conducted with the friendly support of specialist nurses if the Barmherzige Brüder hospital, Regensburg on a test subject.

Definition of intensive care patient: A patient who requires intensive care measures for the therapy of (a) critical illness(es).

Definition of early mobilization: Mobilization of a patient within the first 72 hours after a sudden movement-restricting event.

The patient may be connected to the following: Central venous catheter, arterial blood pressure measurement, dialysis catheter, tracheal cannula, feeding tube, drains.

Bed: The bed is a commercial bed without a wheel/motor in the middle section.

Situation description of the case used for the time study:

Patient / Test Subject:

Intensive care patient with connections described on the right.
Patient who is in isolation due to germs.
Patient on circulatory support medications.

Person performing the test:
Nurse/caregiver or physiotherapist /caregiver

Measurement:
The measurement of the time was started/stopped when the staff entered/left the patient’s room.

Implementation/ Activities:
> The patient was mobilized into the mobilization seat/LIANA.
> Implementation of the measurement.
> Mobilized back to the patient’s bed.
> All monitoring cables, infusion lines were properly arranged, patient was positioned.
> Disinfection of the equipment (depending on the patient and germ load).

Roller board & mobility selection
LIANA

Activity	Working time (min.)	Number of personnel	Total	Minutes	Number of personnel	Total
	Rollbrett & Mobilitätsauswahl			LIANA
Roller board & mobility selection	25	2	50	7	2	14
Roller board & mobility selection	10	2	20	5	2	10
Roller board & mobility selection	10	1	10	5	1	5
			80			29
Time saving per application	51min

Labor saving per day with approx. data)
2	Applications	=	102	Min	1,7	Hrs./Day	53	Hrs./Month
3	Applications	=	153	Min	2,55	Hrs./Day	79	Hrs./Month
4	Applications	=	204	Min	3,4	Hrs./Day	105	Hrs./Month
5	Applications	=	255	Min	4,25	Hrs./Day	132	Hrs./Month
6	Applications	=	306	Min	5,1	Hrs./Day	158	Hrs./Month
7	Applications	=	357	Min	5,95	Hrs./Day	184	Hrs./Month
8	Applications	=	408	Min	6,8	Hrs./Day	211	Hrs./Month
9	Applications	=	459	Min	7,65	Hrs./Day	237	Hrs./Month
10	Applications	=	510	Min	8,5	Hrs./Day	264	Hrs./Month

Early mobilization with LIANA

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